Seattle daily post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, W.T. [Wash.]) 1881-1888, 1887-02-27
The CImKsOA INTERVIEW.
Esn. ]. 4 GaEkssn, Etmbn q ihs
RspubIiraa satIsnnI CsmmfIts,,
GIVES MS VIEWS On THE oBTLcok
zoo Rsa
The Editor Of the Iowa State
Register Loyal 20
Mr.. Blaine.

The Cineinnasi Eagutrsr's SUMMARY
q shis notable inieEyisg. Published r.
sanity 10 ths Posz -InTKEa1gENCEs
proves 10 have BEEN sash peFvsssfon Q
M. CIarkson's ststsneuts thsi vs CIV
she interview 10 fail.
DemoeratIs Representative = Ff0u
pcur fnaalr5ea. M. CiarkB7n. with Va
Fioua keDnbllcans Of the State, DO ia
eather the idea that masa interest," 4
noW manifessed IN the Presidential
election Of 1882
IN. Oiarkson- There has MOI been
muah interest manifested among the
RspuhlIeans Of Io4a on this question
nnifI Qslfte rsosnflg. The general opln-
ion having been that the nomination
vas onsn g. Mr.. Blaine. Il was nos Tor q
long fims treated - d3ostsbis qas5-
eion. iJatteFlg, ewing 10 repsFts pretty
direct that Mr.. Blaine might act con-
ant 10 be q candidate, the interest," IN
the party has very mueh revived ana
ehora Il now pretty general discussion
81 psobabis candidates.
K.--Is ahe inquiry confined % the
nolitftions OF are che people generally
fhinkiua and talking about tt9
NJ. Glarkssn-I think the most 0g the
taIk e ffon p0lltioisns, bat she people.
arouned BY bearing the probability ef
nialns nal being q candidate, are noS
taxing tne question up Ia COED deal Of
earnest, especially a. u IL generally
lhcn0ht BY Iowa Republicans, IN caee
that M. Blaine IL not IN the neid. thst
Iowa can present Winning candidate.
Ri ufeaamo that yeu are o more
careful reader Of she kspublicsn papers
AZ the State than. perhaps. any osnef
editar. Have yOu noticed tke drift on
thle ouestisn, paFtieuiafiy Of later
M. Clarksnn--Thera Is pretty plain
arifs among the Iowa Republican papers
n discussing the question OF Blaine to-
ward concentrating On "a lows candi
date. The most Of such papers declare
for hfliaan. but some Of the lows PRESS
are qults strongly tn favor Of Jnstiee
Miller.
R-May I aak whom you think the
poorle regard a. she strongest candidate
lowa can PRESENT.
M. Clarkson-On the surface theFs Il
no donbt that popuiar opinion will so
With MF. Allisou, bat there u 4 strong
undert0w In favor Of Judge Miller, Who,
from his national pr0minepce for TWEEN
ty.hve years, and bis Fgmafksble abiliiy,
has gained such q reputation among the
ehinkinR people Of the country 81 very
few public men Of the present enjoy.
Bus there would b no collision between
these two men. Thsy are the best Of
friends, an before the timo for popu.
les decision they would decide Which Of
thom shoald BE- q candidate.
R.-WilI you state what you regard ~
The strongest reasons 10 favor OF Ms,
Mr.. Ailison'a eandidacyg
Mr.. Ciarksen--i would put FIRST, The
fnox Of bis twenty i've years IN Con
ersss without miaiake IN bis record on
any vital question. He has an almoe,
unerrlnR Judgment. know Of no man
IN public life who has been % e0nspiou
Gus on ieading committees and 81 the
fronA In Congress on almost every i'm
portanl question. and who has made nc
mistakes. He US sound on all the Val
and reconstruction legislation. He Was
suand from the first 10 the last on All
currency aud hBanoe legislation. Rep
roseutinR Western constituency, where
The a0ft money idea was most popaiar
he never deserted sound money, Wees
HenAtof sherman was advocating an
unlimited issne Of greeabaeks, Aliisao
stood firmly for money that bad a -.
deemer. lie a. been equally sound on
eli questions OF business. While a d..
voted Republican. be Il not Of nsiv II
partisan. In All matters of legislation
not partisan. and nine-tentha Of leeis
lation IL non partisan. he has been,
especially In later years. the eoan
ealfof Of the senate, eBiayina
az ...ayfa-na - ,,.r. - ~
parties, aud seeking with al Tuen
for last and patriotic legal stion. The
business Interests in tbs East regard
him A. the safest man ia the senate.
u waa thFoaGh their interests laf1. "
that President GaFdeld rendered hsm
aud pressed upon him the portfolio OF
the Treasury. Ia Eev YoFk and New
England, where business interests rule
In politics. he ia one OF the strongest
men. 10 party sense he Il also strong
In the othrs quarter Of Republican Re.
oessily, THAI Il, N the Pacific aud
Mounsain States. For while be has
steadily been for sound money, he has
never been an enemy Of silver. He
would command the confidence. and his
full party vote IN Nea Vera. and. |
think, more than bis party vote In ths
Faotnc states, on account OF the silver
and Chinese questions He Is noted Tor
hts prudence, hts elearness Of vision 10
The end Of unsstlled questions, bis
almost uuerrinR sag tcity, and his exec
utive ability, and Is OF the very type Of
men wh0m the people choose for Psesi.
dent, and Who make the best Prssi-
dents. he has no enemies among Re
pnblleaHs, and In time Of party quarrels
has been peacemaker rather than
participant In faciional divisions. he
y man whona CanklinE and Blaine
both coald and would speak for on The
stump.
R-HAvs yoa any means Of knowirs
hew the candidacy OF senator Allison
would BE- received At the Eassi
Mr.. Cialkaon--t have good reasons,
through a large peFsonsl acquaintance
Ia that section, and from increasing 10.
quisiea lately, - know thai his candi
dacy "a being very much discussed
there, and fAv0rably eonsideFed. that
the business interests are locking upon
him ~ such candidate a. they dtaire.
and that the different elements Of the
party think they could unite upon tue
ticket Z be should be the candidate.
h Have yea reason 10 believe that
MF. Elaine weald decline the nolaina.
ton n tendefrd to him Ia the sane way
that 4 uaa in 1854 a Chtcaeo7
Mr.. Clarkson-l have 40 authority 10
speAk tor Blaine. and I have bad 10
late communication With him. bat from
What ] have known OF hln ID che past.
% not esllsve be woald accepi abe
nomination In ISIS. unless the party
should be practically agreed upon Is.
and without there Was even more bar
mony and larger majority Ia giving
him the nomination thSn there vas IN
lesA II be Il FenominAsesfis ahanid be
on lhe UNDERSTANDING tnat there Is pc
tactionAl vsciaFy in u. ard that Il IL for
The whole pArtyAs interest
k--ln yeur opiuian. Il nominated,
venld Ale. blaine Develop u'eru strsreth
IN lsSSS than be did In lsSat
Mf. CtAfkso0-t have 10 reason 90
thins that AF. Blaine haa lest ssrenzth
IN any quarter, AID | behave thst h
has gained IN stFeRsth IN Naw Y tsk
aud Indiana. he has gained In Ne
1otk hecAaNe Be hss shswn aaee 1874
tnAt Be Uensd take 10 part ia faettaa 4
lecAl eo1tssts Tee his tEisnds ia tbs
PARTY. neF against thcNe wha faaeht
him N lisa. lie has taken a psssittar
OF peace N the party watch, / ttink
has drawn % otm ursny 81 tie Raeas-
llcAns whq 0rsNssed him ttrn. II. t4is
esntlnx oastusss interests 81 Nee Ysrk
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